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Calculating the modern-day contract worth of baseball’s legends

Steve Benko
Nov 22, 2014
Contract, Headlines, Opinions & Predictions
An article recently written by David Schoenfield of ESPN showed how the monetary value of the WAR statistic (Wins Above Replacement) is getting greater and greater by the year. It’s so valuable in fact, that at...

Before doing the Ice Bucket Challenge, remember that Lou Gehrig is the reason you can

Steve Benko
Aug 20, 2014
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Amidst the ever so popular Facebook and Instagram videos of, ‘The Ice Bucket Challenge,’ there are some people who are losing sight of what is really important, and that is funding the foundation for ALS. ALS ...

Predicting which Active Players will Make the Hall of Fame

Baseball Essential
Jul 29, 2014
Hall of Fame, Milestone, Opinions & Predictions
No, I promise I won't use this as a forum to talk about Barry Bonds and why the SECOND BEST PLAYER EVER SHOULD BE IN THE HALL OF FAME (!!!), but rather to focus on the past weekend that was, and use it to stir ...

Jeter breaks another Yankee record

Baseball Essential
Jul 22, 2014
American League, American League East, Milestone, New York Yankees
On July 22nd, 2014, New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter broke yet another Yankee all time record in his last season before retirement. Jeter passed Lou Gehrig for the most doubles in Yankee history Tuesday n...

Going by WAR: Top 10 players at each position of all-time, based on WAR

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Jun 2, 2014
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I am a nerd. A baseball stats nerd. And as a baseball stats nerd, FanGraphs is my favorite place to get my daily dose of analytics and sabermetrics. Perhaps my favorite, all-inclusive statistic is WAR, Wins Abo...
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